A plaine description of the Barmudas, now called Sommer Ilands. : VVith the manner of their discouerie anno 1609. by the shipwrack and admirable deliuerance of Sir Thomas Gates, and Sir George Sommers, wherein are truly set forth the commodities and profits of that rich, pleasant, and healthfull countrie. With an addition, or more ample relation of diuers other remarkeable matters concerning those ilands since then experienced, lately sent from thence by one of the colonie now there resident.
1613
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Title
A plaine description of the Barmudas, now called Sommer Ilands. : VVith the manner of their discouerie anno 1609. by the shipwrack and admirable deliuerance of Sir Thomas Gates, and Sir George Sommers, wherein are truly set forth the commodities and profits of that rich, pleasant, and healthfull countrie. With an addition, or more ample relation of diuers other remarkeable matters concerning those ilands since then experienced, lately sent from thence by one of the colonie now there resident.
Uniform title
Discovery of the Barmudas, otherwise called the Ile of Divels
Created/published
London : Printed by W. Stansby, for W. Welby, 1613.
Description
[52] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Jourdain, Silvester, -1650, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909, former owner.
Note
Anonymous. By Silvester Jourdain.
An expanded edition of "A discovery of the Barmudas, otherwise called the Ile of Divels", including "An addition sent home by the last ships from our colonie in the Barmudas" of unknown authorship.
Signatures: A-F⁴ G².
An expanded edition of "A discovery of the Barmudas, otherwise called the Ile of Divels", including "An addition sent home by the last ships from our colonie in the Barmudas" of unknown authorship.
Signatures: A-F⁴ G².
ESTC staff note
Rpm 11/19/96
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 14817
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S109247
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S109247
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 14817 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs717. Red goatskin binding, with elaborate gilt decoration; signed by Riviere & Son. Provenance: bookplate of Robert Hoe
Call number
STC 14817 copy 2
Folger-specific note
HH125/16. Green goatskin binding, gold-tooled, with satin doublures; signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London; housed within a case. Imperfect: wanting t.p. but with t.p. supplied in facsimile. Provenance: Harmsworth copy